2026 Best Colleges for Nursing in South Carolina

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Nursing in South Carolina (Kollegio college rankings)
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19 South Carolina schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Nursing ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Nursing

Clemson University

Clemson

Acceptance rate

38.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$14,118

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#2 Best Colleges for Nursing

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Charleston

Acceptance rate

98.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$8,356

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#3 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia

Acceptance rate

61.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,288

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,303

#4 Best Colleges for Nursing

Bob Jones University

Greenville

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,212

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#5 Best Colleges for Nursing

Anderson University

Anderson

Acceptance rate

55.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$27,480

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,611

#6 Best Colleges for Nursing

Coastal Carolina University

Conway

Acceptance rate

80.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,460

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#7 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of South Carolina Upstate

Spartanburg

Acceptance rate

69.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$11,208

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#8 Best Colleges for Nursing

Claflin University

Orangeburg

Acceptance rate

72.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$16,476

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#9 Best Colleges for Nursing

Southern Wesleyan University

Central

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$25,748

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#10 Best Colleges for Nursing

Columbia International University

Columbia

Acceptance rate

97.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$24,490

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#11 Best Colleges for Nursing

Newberry College

Newberry

Acceptance rate

74.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$25,650

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#12 Best Colleges for Nursing

Lander University

Greenwood

Acceptance rate

67.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$10,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#13 Best Colleges for Nursing

Francis Marion University

Florence

Acceptance rate

82.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,384

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#14 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of South Carolina Aiken

Aiken

Acceptance rate

79.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$10,398

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#15 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of South Carolina Beaufort

Bluffton

Acceptance rate

69.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$10,344

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,309

#16 Best Colleges for Nursing

Charleston Southern University

Charleston

Acceptance rate

76.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$28,660

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#17 Best Colleges for Nursing

Columbia College, SC

Columbia

Acceptance rate

95.8%

Institution type

5YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$17,418

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,468

#18 Best Colleges for Nursing

Coker University

Hartsville

Acceptance rate

97.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$30,864

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#19 Best Colleges for Nursing

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg

Acceptance rate

81.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$9,528

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

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